PORTLAND, Oregon — An employee at a cannabis dispensary in North Portland is accused of fatally shooting two people who attempted to rob the business last week.
Jason Steiner, 34, turned himself in to Portland police Wednesday and was booked into Multnomah County’s downtown jail on allegations of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. Steiner worked at the St. Johns branch of the La Mota dispensary, police said.
Officials identified the people who died as 18-year-old King Lawrence and 20-year-old Tahir Burley. Both are from Milwaukie, police said.
Police are seeking a third person in connection with the robbery, but they did not give a name or a description.
Last week’s shooting happened just after 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Steiner is expected to plead not guilty to all charges Thursday in the Oct. 3 killings.
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